Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Greencastle / 2022-07-28

Greencastle

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Greencastle, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1920
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 173▼ 58 vs year ago 201 · −28.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 214▲ 10 vs year ago 233 · +4.3%
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,946116.002,2571thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75589.721,5754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41479.681,12718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14851.5559212
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,564122.001,9081thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,59896.001,5341thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199147.98/cwt21
BullsNumber 29067.05/cwt11
BullsUtility717.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 190200.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28415.00/cwt1

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Thursday) - Greencastle, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,946116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07936.26/cwt27.00–49.003915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18960.38/cwt52.00–66.007186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24475.00/cwt75.00–75.009331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41378.71/cwt66.00–84.001,11216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42287.46/cwt87.00–88.001,2442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75589.72/cwt86.00–94.001,5754
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,564122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9081
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,59896.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5341
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross74150.00/cwt150.00–150.001111
Heifers—Number 28415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106250.00/cwt250.00–250.002651
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey686.00/cwt6.00–6.0041
Bulls—Utility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 27040.00/cwt40.00–40.00281
Bulls—Number 17660.00/cwt60.00–60.00461
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28465.60/cwt45.00–85.00554
Bulls—Number 18892.50/cwt90.00–95.00812
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93239.24/cwt160.00–285.002223
Bulls—Number 19498.22/cwt80.00–105.00925
Bulls—Number 29462.50/cwt45.00–80.00594
Bulls—Number 210292.55/cwt90.00–95.00942
Bulls—Number 1103101.14/cwt95.00–105.001044
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104272.21/cwt265.00–280.002832
Bulls—Number 1113104.87/cwt100.00–110.001192
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114255.00/cwt255.00–255.002911
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120240.00/cwt240.00–240.002881

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.